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Pramila Jayapal: “We can`t go back to voters in two years and say, I`m sorry, you know, a parliamentarian, who is doing her job but she`s…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2021
We can`t go back to voters in two years and say, I`m sorry, you know, a parliamentarian, who is doing her job but she`s unelected, not like the rest of us who are elected to these positions, deliver promises to voters -- we can`t go back to voters and say, I`m sorry, we couldn`t do it because the parliamentarian ruled we couldn`t do it. That`s just not going to fly for 27 million people who are struggling to put food on the table and earn a decent wage.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington
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msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Jayapal emphasizes the importance of fulfilling promises to voters and the implications of relying on unelected officials.

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